Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we thought it would be worth looking at which UK lounges are currently open to Priority Pass .....

Right now, UK airport lounges are a patchwork quilt of openings and closings. Given the uncertainty, we .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you have any trips lined up, partly because new hotels tend to price more aggressively and partly .....

It is a busy week at Hilton, with four new European hotels opening. These are all worth considering if you .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to operate some of the services that the airline had been flying from Belfast City to the UK. This .....

When the Air Lingus Regional franchise holder Stobart Air collapsed in June, BA CityFlyer stepped up to .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE refundable in certain countries. This originally came up pre-covid when a reader dropped .....

Yes, this is a weird one but it is a trick you may find useful one day. Non-refundable Hilton hotel rooms ARE .....

10 Sep 202110 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back roaming charges in Europe. We covered EE’s introduction of roaming charges here and .....

Three has followed Vodafone and EE and become, ironically, the third UK mobile phone company to bring back .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. Whilst there are arguably better value and more relevant Star Alliance frequent flyer schemes .....

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Qatar Airways has launched its 'Reopen Your World' flash sale with flights available for travel up to Summer 2022. The sale runs until Monday 13th September so time is limited. You can find all the .....

Qatar Airways has launched its 'Reopen Your World' flash sale with flights available for travel up to Summer .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 51 comments

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you were looking at a ski holiday this Winter, you may want to check it out. Importantly, and .....

British Airways has added new routes from London City Airport and Southampton to Salzburg this morning. If you .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very generous but you still need to accept the fact that IHG Rewards status has virtually no .....

IHG Rewards has extended its ‘fast track’ promotion for status. It is, on the face of it, very .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

This is our review of Aloft on Madrid’s Gran Via. It is the third and final hotel review in our tour of Barcelona and Madrid. You can read our review of the W Barcelona hotel here and our review .....

This is our review of Aloft on Madrid’s Gran Via. It is the third and final hotel review in our tour of .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

After a number of months operating as a Red List quarantine hotel, the Sofitel hotel at Heathrow Terminal 5 opened to the public again on Monday night. As a reminder, this is the only hotel that is .....

After a number of months operating as a Red List quarantine hotel, the Sofitel hotel at Heathrow Terminal 5 .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 3 reopened yesterday. It will be open from 5.30am to 10pm. The ‘premium seasonal .....

News in brief: Emirates reopens its lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3 The Emirates lounge in London Heathrow .....

8 Sep 20218 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced a further set of status extensions for Flying Club members. If you have Gold or Silver status with Virgin, you will see an additional SIX months of status has been .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced a further set of status extensions for Flying Club members. If you have Gold or .....

7 Sep 20217 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments